Reel.



P. MOSSBERG.

v REEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14,1909.

Patented June '28, 1910.

INVENTUR.

WITNEEEEE.

ATTUHNEY.

COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF. RHODE ISLAND.

REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 28, 191%.

Application filed June 14, 1909. Serial J30. 501,922.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, FRANK, MossBERc, a citizen of the United States,residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to metallic reels of pressed steel and likematerial which are intended to sustain cables and other heavy materials,wherein there is excessive strain upon the parts, particularly upon theheads.

It is the purpose of this invention to 'provide a reel capable ofsuccessfully resisting this strain, and particular novelty resides inthe construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and madethe subject matter of the appended claims.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like partsthroughout the views,Figure l is an end elevation partially broken awayof a reel embodying my invention, and. Fig. 2, a side elevation of thesame partially in section, the section being taken on line w-w of Fig.1.

, My reel comprises the hollow metallic drum A and the pressed steelheads B at each end thereof. As the heads and parts of the reel adjacentthereto are similar, a detailed description of one end only of thestructure is essential. Each head has the usual central circularrecess 1) to receive the drum ends, and the radial ribs 6. The center ofthe recessed portion has a central aperture C which receives. a castiron hub D. This hub hasan increased bore near its inner end, as at d,forming aninternal shoulder d, against which the end of a centralmetallic tube E abuts. U on'the exterior of the hub is an annu ar flangeG against whose inner face the head B rests, and to which it isconnected by a plurality of rivets g. Openings H and I are punched inthe flange G and head B at oints intermediate the rivets tojreceive botsJ. Near the drum the recessed portion of the head has a circularlydisposed series of holes to receive bolts K. The heads B may if desiredbe provided with 'the peripheral flanges L. f

It will be observed that the hub D'forms not only an eflicient and solidbearing. for a shaft, but in conjunction with its flange forms a stablereinforcement for the reel heads. It also receives the end thrust of thecentral tube E. The latter serves as a brace to prevent caving of theheads under the strains sustained by the ends of the hub 1. In a reel ofthe class described, the

combination with the drum and heads, of

hubs in the heads, external annular flanges upon the hubs in contactwith the faces of the heads, an axial tube connecting the inner ends ofthe hubs, and bolts exterior of the tube connecting the flanges.

2. In a reelof the class described, the combination with the drum andheads, of hubs in the heads, external flanges upon the hubs restingagainst the heads, an axial tube connecting the inner ends of the hubs,bolts connecting the flanges through the heads, and rivets unitin theadjacent flanges and heads.

3. In a ree of the class descr1bed,the combination with the drum and.heads, of hubs in the heads provided with internal shoulders,external-flanges upon the hubs overlapping the heads, an axial tubehaving its ends within the hubs abutting against the shoulders, andmeans forv connecting the flanges and heads. 4. In a reel of the classdescribed, the combination with the heads provided with central circularrecesses, of a'drum seated in the recesses, a series of bolts adjacent?the drum and connectin' the heads, hubs in the heads concentric wit 1the recesses provided with internal shoulders, integral flanges uponintermediate portions of the hubs in contact with the heads, an axialtube seated Within the hubs and abuttin againstv the shoulders, asecondseries of b0 ts within the first series connecting the opposite headsand flan es, and rivets-also connecting each head wit its adjacent flane.

In testimony whereof I ave affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK MOSSBERG. Witnesses:

WALTER LOUIS Fnos'r, Hona'rro E. BELLowa.

